Table 2 Body mass index related to risk for death at 12 months, death or high dependency at 3 and 12 months.

From: Association of body mass index with mortality and functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke

 

Underweight

Normal weight

Overweight

Obese

Death at 12 months

 No. of participants

282

2306

1677

517

 No. of cases

58

233

146

47

HR (95% CI)

 Unadjusted

2.16 (1.62–2.88)

1.00

0.85 (0.69–1.05)

0.89 (0.65–1.22)

 Adjusted

1.64 (1.22–2.22)

1.00

0.97 (0.78–1.20)

1.07 (0.78–1.48)

Death or high dependency at 3 months

 No. of participants

270

2262

1640

511

 No. of cases

124

743

494

166

OR (95% CI)

 Unadjusted

1.74 (1.35–2.24)

1.00

0.88 (0.77–1.01)

0.98 (0.80–1.21)

 Adjusted

1.46 (1.08–1.95)

1.00

0.93 (0.80–1.09)

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

Death or high dependency at 12 months

 No. of participants

272

2236

1626

504

 No. of cases

124

691

454

157

OR (95% CI)

 Unadjusted

1.87 (1.45–2.41)

1.00

0.87 (0.75–1.00)

1.01 (0.82–1.25)

 Adjusted

1.46 (1.08–1.96)

1.00

0.95 (0.81–1.12)

1.06 (0.83–1.35)

  1. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; OR, odds ratio. The adjusted analyses included the following covariates: age, sex, living partnership, education level, annual household income, medical history of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, atrial fibrillation, prior stroke or TIA, coronary artery disease, and prior dependency, current smoking status, regular alcohol consumption, time of presentation to hospital, Glasgow Coma Scale score on admission and Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project classification on admission.